Slovakia × Boston: Innovation Exchange
Connecting people, ideas, and opportunities across two ecosystems
Join us in Boston for a networking evening connecting Slovak innovators, entrepreneurs, university leaders, investors, and technology leaders with members of Boston's world-class innovation ecosystem.
We are very grateful to RESCO our event sponsor for supporting this evening and helping bring the Slovak and Boston innovation communities together.
Slovakia Meets Boston is part of the Slovak Innovation Mission to Boston & New York, bringing together more than 30 leaders from across Slovakia's technology, startup, investment, academic, and innovation communities.
Boston and Massachusetts are home to one of the world's leading concentrations of universities, research institutions, startups, investors, and technology companies. This evening creates an informal setting to connect these communities, exchange ideas, and build relationships that can lead to new partnerships, investment opportunities, and long-term collaboration.
The Slovak delegation represents companies, universities, investors, and organizations shaping Slovakia's innovation ecosystem. The evening will provide an opportunity to meet the people behind this ecosystem and connect them with leaders, organizations, and innovators across Boston and Massachusetts.
The program will include a short welcome and introduction featuring leaders from Slovakia and Boston, followed by drinks, light refreshments, and networking.
PROGRAM
5:30 PM | Arrival & Networking
Drinks, light refreshments, and an opportunity to connect with members of the Slovak and Boston innovation communities.
6:00 PM | Welcome & Short Program
Connecting Boston & Slovakia
A short introduction to the growing connections between Slovakia and the Massachusetts innovation ecosystem, featuring:
Peter Mužila
Honorary Consul of Slovakia in Boston
Ivan Stano
CEO of RESCO (event sponsor)
Vladimir Lackovič
Special Representative to the U.S. for Trade and Investment, SARIO
Marek Garbarčík
Economic Counselor, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington, D.C.
Christa Bleyleben
Managing Partner, Mass Global Partners
Michal Kardos
SAPIE - Slovak Alliance for Innovation Economy
Miriama Hučková
Košice IT Valley
6:20 PM | Networking
Continue the conversation over drinks and refreshments and connect with Slovak and Boston-based founders, investors, university leaders, researchers, and technology professionals.
7:30 PM | End
The event is organized by the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO), the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in the United States, Mass Global Partners, and Slovak PRO, with the generous support of our event sponsor - RESCO.
ABOUT THE SLOVAK DELEGATION
The Slovak Innovation Mission to Boston & New York brings together more than 30 senior leaders from Slovakia's technology, startup, investment, academic, and innovation communities.
The mission is organized by SAPIE and Košice IT Valley, in partnership with the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in the United States and SARIO.
The mission is designed to connect Slovakia's innovation ecosystem with leading U.S. innovation hubs, create new partnerships, and open opportunities for business collaboration, investment, and knowledge exchange.